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I have to agree that there is a strain of it in conservative America. But there is also a strain of it in liberal America. It may not be directed to the same people groups or social strati, but everyone has bigotry in them. For me - I can't stand people who think they are perfect. It's such an insult to those of us who really are.
Interesting. Considering Goldberg has been called to task on his own racial bigotry in the past.
Yeah if he's calling it out it's a definite sign either the folks running things now are too dumb to figure out how dog-whistle tactics work or they just don't care and are going for broke before all the old white folks die off. The latter isn't really the worst strategy; a president or two can appoint agreeable supreme court justices who will effect multiple generations of decisions, and senators rarely step down after a single term. But my gut says it's more likely the former case.
Never attribute to conspiracy what can be adequately explained through incompetence.
His statement comes on the heels of CPAC's decision to ban gay conservative groups from their conference. He compares bigotry against gays with bigotry against blacks in the 1950s and 1960s.
When it comes to any form of discrimination, conservatives are guilty until proven innocent in the minds of liberals. And there are far more liberals on this website than conservatives. So you might as well put up a poll "Is grass green?" for all the value you're going to get out it.
Now...I happen to agree with Mr. Goldberg. There IS bigotry in the conservative ranks...but there is bigotry in the liberal ranks as well. There are people on the left who voted for....and will vote again for obama simply BECAUSE he is black.
No matter how stupid that sounds, you guys are gonna keep saying it regardless.
About as many people voted for Obama because he's black than Republicans that voted for McCain because he's white.
When it comes to any form of discrimination, conservatives are guilty until proven innocent in the minds of liberals. And there are far more liberals on this website than conservatives. So you might as well put up a poll "Is grass green?" for all the value you're going to get out it.
Sorry, but the reputation is well earned. You guys didn't get it for nothing.
What I'm uncomfortable with, and what everyone should be gravely concerned about at this point in human history, is the fast growing use of supercharged words like "bigot" to shut down and silence all viewpoints but those approved by the PC powers that be. Today that means the radical left and Goldberg has given them quite a gift, considering Fox's ratings.
I don't think he's trying to shut down or silence any viewpoints. He's giving his assessment of what he's heard. And there's nothing wrong with that.
Are you trying to shut down or silence people from using the word "bigot"? That would be ironic.
only if you want to say the conservatives bigotry is like the bigotry of the democrat party against blacks/african-americans during the beginning and middle of the 20th century.
after all, you pretty much had to be a card carrying member of the democrat party to belong to the kkk.
And most Democrats were conservatives back then. This doesn't have anything to do with the history of political parties. Goldberg is talking about conservatives (and a bit about liberals).
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